CR&CS Webinars

In a significant step forward for innovation and entrepreneurship, the Directorate of Entrepreneurship and Innovation recently organised the highly anticipated Techpreneur Expo-2024. The event, held at SRM University-AP, attracted a host of distinguished guests, including Dr Krish Gopalakrishnan, Co-Founder of Infosys; Mr Rohit Kapoor, CEO of Swiggy; Pro-Chancellor of SRM University-AP, Dr P Sathyanarayanan; Vice Chancellor Prof. Manoj Arora; and Registrar Dr R Premkumar, who lent their support and expertise to this integral gathering.

The Techpreneur Expo served as a vibrant technical showcase featuring 25 stalls presented by the Department of Next Tech Lab, the Directorate of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and the Department of Research. Attendees were treated to an impressive array of cutting-edge technologies and projects, ranging from Additive Manufacturing and Bio-Printing to advancements in Robotics and Piezoceramics. Noteworthy projects included Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, IoT applications in Drone Technology, and pioneering RF Frontend Designs for 6G Applications. Environmental sustainability was emphasised through displays on Flexible Solid-State Electrolytes for eco-friendly lithium-ion batteries and the Responsible Management of Electronic Waste, along with initiatives for the Reclamation of Critical Metals aimed at fostering Sustainable Development.

In addition to these advanced technologies, the expo presented innovative projects such as Rechargeable Batteries, Smart Indoor Localization, and Edge AI. Guests and participants had the opportunity to explore the Thermal Management of Electronic Components, Hydrogen Fuel Cells, and Waste Valorization projects that advocate for sustainability. Cutting-edge companies, including SYNC-HAB, SecEn Semiconductors & Test Solutions, and Shakti Photon Solutions Private Limited, showcased their contributions to technology solutions. Moreover, unique offerings like Smart Automation and Self-Optimised Clean Energy Systems, No Wait (a smart solution for lift management), and AI-driven initiatives like ResuMatch for resume mock interviews and AdamantiumRE for malware analysis highlighted the inventive spirit of the event.

Throughout the expo, the esteemed guests visited each stall, commending the quality of the displays and the depth of innovation demonstrated by the students. The event proved to be a resounding success, providing invaluable insights and learning opportunities for students while fostering an atmosphere of collaboration and entrepreneurial spirit within the tech community.

The Techpreneur Expo-2024 not only spotlighted the remarkable talents of budding entrepreneurs and innovators but also set the stage for future advancements in technology, signalling a bright horizon for entrepreneurship and innovation in the region.

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On the auspicious day of Independence, the next chapter of the Industry Readiness Webinar Series, organised by the Department of Corporate Relations and Career Services, deals with a pertinent question of this time. Every student is worried about the right strategies for career growth-how to make the journey to excellence worthwhile.

Mr Manoj Gupta, Solutions Director and Chief Architect, Digital Service Line at Capgemini, will share his expert solutions to the questions of the students in the webinar “Right Strategies for Career Growth, Placements and Business Communication”. The webinar has been scheduled for August 15, 2021, at 5 pm.

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SRM University-AP organised the grandest National HR Conclave-2021, the grandest conglomerate of Human Resource experts, on February 27, 2021, in association with the Global Workforce Management Forum. The theme of the conclave for this year was “Leading the Disruption- The HR Agenda for 2021 “. Senior Human Resource Leaders from reputed companies such as KPMG, Airbus, IBM, Informatica, Standard Chartered Bank, Flipkart, Shriram Bio-seeds, NCC Ltd, NOKIA, Infosys BPO, Volvo Group, Reliance Jio, Western Digital, Visa, Accenture, Grant Thornton LLP, Xperi Corp, Western Digital, Kromozones Software Pvt. Ltd, Shriram Bioseeds, SS&C Technologies delivered keynote speeches and participated in Panel Discussions in the daylong event.

The event was started with the opening remarks of Prof V S Rao, Vice-Chancellor, SRM University-AP. In his speech, Prof Rao explained briefly how disruptive innovation had benefitted several industries such as the telecom and communication industry, automobile industry and others so far. It is high time to explore the opportunities in the Human Resource sector. “Covid-19 has provided us with many opportunities. Post-COVID era is the era of changed perspective and innovation, enabling the commoners to reap the benefits of technology,” said Prof Rao. He also stated the University encourages students to make use of the opportunities such as undergrad research, semester abroad program, student run-tech labs, etc to enhance their creative and innovative thinking.

Advancing the proceedings of the event, the founders of GWFM gave a brief understanding of their organisational structure and operations. Global Workforce Management Forum, founded in June 2014 by Dr Shiva Kumar and Partho Ganguly, is the world’s first WFM Forum. It is a non-profit professional organisation comprising of a group of Senior WFM & HR professionals committed to promoting the WFM movement on the global platform. Mr Ganguly set the tone for the conclave by addressing the present stagnation in Human Resource and opportunities to move forward.

In the first Keynote speech of the conclave Mr Unmesh Pawar, Partner – People Performance & Culture- KPMG India, explained how workforce reshaping is going to be a key element as we move forward. COVID-19 has changed the HR perspective globally. Mr Pawar took some realistic examples from whatever is happening worldwide and how it is creating shifts in overall organisational behaviour and operations.

The event progressed with a few panel discussions. Commenting on the importance of Digital, Data and Disruptions, the panel agreed that data analytics is crucial in today’s world, where we are standing on the verge of digital transformation. Predictive data analysis is being used to make business decisions. It is very important to have a sharp and clear objective to move forward in this field with countless opportunities.

Advancing into the event, Mr Suraj Chetri, Director HR Airbus India illuminated the audience with his strategic keynote on The Future of HR. “Start-ups are the future. Larger conglomerates will break into smaller companies with the abolishment of hierarchy. A lot of focus will be in healthcare and safety with special emphasis on mental health,” said Mr Chetri. According to him, a smart workplace is going a play a major role in the future. Technology will support employees to carry out several activities in a seamless way. It is going to impact the workplace culture and office management. Machine learning, data-driven automation, physical as well as virtual connectivity and Team collaborations are going to sustain in the future.

In another discussion on HR strategies to build flexibility, adaptability, and agility, the panel agreed on that every crisis goes through a time of recovery. This is a recovery phase. What is needed is adaptability as a skill. People are now looking for adaptability as the most important tool and hiring criteria. There are many tools and technologies to aid the recruitment process. But that is for ease of administration. More important is how one positions himself? Students should be focused from the beginning to create their own brand, deciding their selling points and USPs.

While speaking on the Future-proofing workforce 2020: Upskilling employees for future-oriented career trajectories, Mr Augustus Azariah, Human Resource Leader IBM mentioned that organisations used to build skills, capabilities, competencies, risk appetite among the employees. These skills are now being used to stay afloat in the storm called COVID-19. Analytics says storm riders are highly adaptable, willing to take risks with the resilience to get teams together. “If we walk through a journey of how HR has evolved over the years, we will find that it used to be process-driven, but now it is experiential and result- oriented. Conversion of data into actionable insights, design thinking, awareness of market trends, proactive learning and upskilling are the tools that employees of the future will need. To be an essential part of the future, one has to be digitally aware with a work experience consistent with his customers’ experience along with proper sensitisation in the workplace with the changed demographics,” advised Mr Azariah.

Over 25 Human Resource experts joined the conclave to share their view and usher in the way forward for the students. the conclave provided food for thought for the fellow recruiters as well as the students were highly motivated to listen to the experts speaking on real time problems with a solution. Mr Vivekanandan, Assistant Director-CR&CS, SRM University-AP, cordially thanked all the speakers, panel members, and the GWFM for their efforts to make the conclave a grand success.

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The grandest conglomerate of Human Resource experts is joining National HR Conclave-2021, organised by SRM University-AP in association with GWFM. The conclave has been scheduled on February 27, 2021. Following the theme of the conclave, “Leading the Disruption- The HR Agenda for 2021“, the meeting of great minds will provide solutions to recent challenges in Human Resource and Operations. Human Resource professionals across India will attend the conclave. Senior Human Resource Leaders from reputed companies such as KPMG, Airbus, IBM, Informatica, Standard Chartered Bank, Flipkart, Shriram Bio-seeds, NCC Ltd, NOKIA, Infosys BPO, Volvo Group, Reliance Jio, Western Digital, Visa, Accenture, Xperi Corp, Western Digital, Kromozones Software Pvt. Ltd, DST Worldwide will deliver keynote speeches and participate in Panel Discussions throughout the day. The Conclave is being organised in association with Global Workforce Management Forum.

Companies are bound to cope with the dynamic shifts in consumer appetite, societal values and regulatory controls. Climate change and economic slowdown, anti-capitalism crusaders and hashtag politics also causes disruption on business as usual. To thrive in the constantly shifting world, Human Resource demands thoughtful approaches in strategy, leadership and enhanced capabilities to influence all stakeholders.

This provides a challenge to Human Resource professionals to bring forth a sustainable approach that can subdue disruptions’ harmful effects. Experts from reputed national and multinational companies will discuss the possibilities to add value to the corporate culture in the various daylong panel discussions and keynote talks.

Global Workforce Management Forum, founded in June 2014 by Dr Shiva Kumar and Partho Ganguly, is the world’s first WFM Forum. It is a non-profit professional organisation comprising of a group of Senior WFM & HR professionals committed to promoting the WFM movement on the global platform. The forum also focuses on enhancing the capabilities of the workforce so that they can compete globally, adding value to society. GWFM is committed to the development of the workforce through education, training, research and shared experience. The fastest-growing professional forum is a trendsetter where they discuss current and future happenings in the global business. GWFM has 20,000+ members representing top multinationals, public & private organisations, including top Universities across the world.

Schedule of the Programme:

• 8:45 am -Welcome Address by GWFM
• 9:00 am- Welcome Note by SRM University-AP
• 9:15 am- Keynote Speech: Leadership strategies to rebuild trust and resilience
  Speaker: Unmesh Pawar, Partner – People Performance & Culture- KPMG India
• 10:00 am- Panel Discussion-1: Digital, data and disruptions: Leveraging on talent analytics to predict the next HR-led approach for business
  Moderator: Aditya Pal Singh, Director Talent Acquisition Informatica
• 12:00 noon- Strategic Keynote Speech: The future of HR – reimagined
  Speaker: Suraj Chetri, Director HR Airbus India
• 12:45–1:45 pm : Lunch Break
• 1:45 pm- PANEL Discussion 2: HR strategies to build flexibility, adaptability, and agility
  Moderator: Debjani Roy, Chief HR Officer -Mind Your Fleet (Kromozones Software Pvt. Ltd.)
• 3:35 pm- Panel Discussion 3 : Effective engagement: Integrating talent development frameworks within the succession management strategy
  Moderator: Grace Samson, Vice President- HR , Informatica
• 4:45 pm- Closing Keynote Speech: Future-proofing workforce 2020: Upskilling employees for future-oriented career trajectories
  Speaker: Augstus Azariah, Human Resource Leader IBM
• 5:15 pm- Vote of Thanks

Speakers:

1. Unmesh Pawar, Partner – People Performance & Culture- KPMG India
2. Aditya Pal Singh, Director, Talent Acquisition Informatica
3. Param Veer Singh Narang, VP -Head Early Careers, Standard Chartered GBS – India, Malaysia & Poland
4. Rakesh Jain, Head TA -Grant Thornton LLP
5. Anupam Srivastava, Director, Talent Acquisition – EMEA/APAC- Xperi Corporation
6. Suraj Chetri, Director, HR Airbus India
   
7. Debjani Roy, Chief HR Officer -Mind Your Fleet (Kromozones Software Pvt. Ltd.)
8. Raghavendra K, Senior Vice President and Global Head – HRD, Infosys BPM
9. Gaurav Saini, HR Director-HMD Global( Nokia Phones)India, Asia Pacific Region & Middle East Africa
10. Kiranmai Pendyala, Head of Human Resources, India -Western Digital
11. Harjeet Khanduja VP HR –Reliance JIO
12. Pawan Shetty, Vice President – Head of HR, APAC – Technology at Visa
13. Grace Samson, Vice President- HR, Informatica
14. IVS Ranganath, Head HR-Shriram Bioseed Genetics (A Division of DCM Shriram Ltd)
15. Metzen Cherian, Director-HR (Culture, Organizational Development & Talent Management) Volvo Group
16. Narayan Rao K, Head – HR -NCC Limited
17. Ajay Gaachi, Principal Director Accenture Strategy – HR Strategy & Transformation
18. Sudhir Mattoo, Partner, Talent & Transformation Consulting Practice at IBM
19. Augustus Azariah, Human Resource Leader IBM
20. Prajakta Kanaglekar, Senior Director, Flipkart
21. Dr Shivakumar, Founder, GWFM
22. Partho Ganguly, Co-founder, GWFM
23. Deepak Gupta, Sr. Director & Head – HR at SS&C Technologies
24. Prof VS Rao, Vice-Chancellor, SRM University – AP
25. M S Vivekanandan, AGM – CR & CS, SRM University – AP

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